Philippines earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 162 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 162 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines on Wed, May 24, 2000, 6:30 AM GMT+8 (22:30 UTC), 125 km (78 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 158 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2000-05-23 22:30:22 UTC
Depth
124.8 km (77.5 mi), intermediate-depth
Epicenter
5.077° N, 126.900° E
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.594 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9622 days ago · 135 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.391 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9620 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 5.5158 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9615 days ago · 86 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 4.781 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9599 days ago · 98 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.975 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9599 days ago · 92 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 4.4102 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9599 days ago · 75 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 3.879 km ESE of Sarangani, Philippines · 9599 days ago · 109 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 3.8103 km ESE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9594 days ago · 116 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 4.298 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9577 days ago · 96 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 4.6112 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9576 days ago · 128 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 4.7133 km SE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9639 days ago · 80 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 3.991 km SSE of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 9639 days ago · 87 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 4.2101 km ESE of Caburan, Philippines · 9647 days ago · 80 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 4.779 km SE of Caburan, Philippines · 9656 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0009td3. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:19 AM UTC.